The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-07


department, $500.
Supreme Court - Two Librarians,
| $500 each; one librarian at
Austin, 5000; one night Waterman third
floor temporary CAPITOL $500; books and
stationery, fuel and lights, postage and
express, and furniture for commissioners
of appeals, $3.50.
Judicial Departmental District Judges
$l07,500, and fees and costs of sheritfs
| 100000.
State Lunatic Asylum-Male super
visor, $3.50; female supervisor, $3.50; six
nightwatchmen, seven laundresses, six
seamstresses, two skilled female nurses,
5000; groceries, lights, etc., $65,000; ward
furniture, $500; contingent expenses,
| $4,000.
One additional teacher in deaf and
dumb asylum, 5000.
Replacing old furniture with new in
blind asylum, $1,000.
Department of Education-Chief clerk,
$3.50; second clerk, $1,000.
Adjourned until o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Before taking mp the Willis investiga-
ton the senate disposed of one or two
measures with house amendments.
The bill requiring foreign corporations
to file articles of incorporation with the
secretary of state was taken up and car
riel.
At $3.50 o'clock the Willis investigation
was taken up. After a reading of the
charges, Attorney General Hogg opened
the case for the state. He commenced by
stating the fact that Frank Willis was
| Judge of the Thirty first judicial district,
and that he has just entered upon his sec
ond or third term. He has had in his
court many cases of vital Importance to
the state. The ex-attorney general pre-
ferred charges against the respondent,
and he (the respondent asked commit
tee from the Legislature for
full investigation of the charges
against him. The committee was APP
pointed, with full powers to investigate,
and the respondent appeared III person
and with three able counsel, and filed an
answer justifying his course, and de.
manded an inquiry. After hearing the
case the house committee reported for re-
moyal, and the house adopted the report.
The senate then appointed a committee
of investigation, before whom defendant
appeared in person and with counsel. He
filed an answer, and the charges and an
swer were Investigated in full, and in
their report agree with the house. This
case must be tried from an issue, and that
issue must be gotten from the answer and
charges. The answer raises four ques-
tions which make the issue to be tried.
First-That IN proceedings of address,
it must be by both houses acting con-
jointly.
Second That two-thirds of the house
or senate means two -thirds of all the
qualified members, according to the con
stitution.
Third-That the offenses for which he
is being tried were committed during a
prior term, before the last election, and
that he could not be tried now.
Fourth-That none of his acts are suf
ficient to Justify his removal.
Attorney-general Hogg then presented
the side of the state, followed by counsel
for the respondent, which lasted until a
late hour in the night, and which we have
not space in this issue to reproduce.
The resolution was then read
Mr.. Douglass, of Jefferson, asked for
postponement. Mr.. Terrell opposed it.
Mr.. Houston said he was not ready, and
moved to adjorun until o'clock Saturday
morning.
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Roll call; quorum present. Prayer by
the chaplain.
Mr.. Glasscock sent up petition from
the Woman's Christian Temperance union,
for the protection of women.
Mr.. Claiborne, a resolution against Eng
land for her treatment of Ireland, in favor
of home rule and against the coercion bill.
This resolution caused little discus
sion, and, on motion of Mr.. Douglass, of
Jefferson, was laid on the table.
The pending business of last night
the resolution against Judge Willis, was
then taken up.
Mr.. Houston said the senate was the last
resort of appeals to liberty, and we should
be careful l do not think he ought to be
removed.
Mr.. Lane stated that he had been wit
ness IN the case and did not think he was
in the position to act impartially. He
was excused.
| The vote was then taken on the house
resolution, with the result that the senate
did not concur in the resolutiOn-ayes, 81
nays, %.
The appropriation bill was taken up as
unfinished business.
Department of Characterization was
taken on an appropriation of $4,000 for a
summer normal school. 1t was opposed
by Mr.. Stinson, because the normal school
was turned into frolicking and COURT 1g,
etc.
Mr.. Jarvis said i'll his section the nor
NAL school mad been a success, and the
teachers had been much benefited.
Messrs. Terrell and Abercrombie agreed
with the last speaker entirely.
Mr.. Garrison said teachers i'll his sec
ii on had not been benefited.
Mr.. Stinson said he thought 1t was a
political matter for the advancement of
the superintendent of education.
A substitute was offered, and adopted
that $4,000 be appropriated out of the
general revenue to pay salaries of Prillci-
pals to teach the summer normal school,
to be selected by the state superintendent
one from each senatorial district fol
white, and one from each congressional
district for colored.
Mr.. Harrison made a motion to pay the
money for support of the Sam Houston
institute out of general revenue.
Mr.. Abercrombie opposed the motion
as he thought the available school fund
was the one from which money for the
support of that institute should be taken